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KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 212 new positive cases of Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 45,490 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday.
These cases come positive out of 1,476 suspected samples – 56 positive cases were recorded in Kabul, 33 in Kapisa, 24 in Nangarhar, 23 in Balkh, 15 in Herat, 12 in Kandahar, 12 in Logar, seven in Farah, six in Kunduz, six in Parwan, four in Badghis, four in Wardak, four in Zabul, two cases each in Baghlan, Nimroz and Ghor provinces.
At least 16 patients lost their lives battling the virus and 23 others have fully recovered during this period of time, the ministry said.
The total recoveries exceeded to 36,145 and the deaths to 1,728 across the country since the outbreak of the pandemic started around eight months ago.